Set Up an Equation That Can Be Used to Solve

question 27

Multiple Choice

Set up an equation that can be used to solve the problem. Solve the equation and answer the question asked.
-At the beginning of the year, the odometer on an SUV read 37,532 miles. At the end of the year, it read 52,412 miles. If the car averaged 24 miles per gallon, how many gallons of gasoline did it use during the year?

• A) 14,880 gallons
• B) 357,120 gallons
• C) 620 gallons
• D) 62 gallons

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